Alleged ‘Top Terror’ Ezaz dies in DB custody

Ezaz dies in DB custody

Dhaka, Mar 16 – Hejaz Bin Alam alias Ezaz, (34) a “ top terror” passed away on Saturday evening while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) under the custody of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police.

Ezaz had been undergoing dialysis at DMCH before his death, said DB Sub-Inspector Mahfuz and the 

deceased’s father, Shah Alam.

According to the deceased's father Shah Alam, despite being out on bail, DB police took Ezaz away on Friday night (March 14). The following morning, he was admitted to DMCH, where he was placed in Ward 601 on the sixth floor.

Following Ezaz’s death, his family members forcibly took his body from the hospital but later returned it around 9:00 pm.

DB sources said that Ezaz, the second-in-command of “top terror” Sanjidul Islam Iman alias Iman, was arrested by DB’s Wari division on Fridayin connection with a case filed at Mohammadpur Police Station.  Later, he fell ill while in custody at the DB headquarters on Mintoo Road and was subsequently admitted to DMCH, where he died while undergoing treatment. - UNB